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Maersk cook sues over job in ‘pirate-infested’ waters

A cargo-ship steward who was taken hostage by Somali pirates sued Waterman Steamship Corp. and Maersk Line Ltd. for sending him into what he called "pirate-infested waters" without adequate protection. Richard E. Hicks, 53, who was chief steward preparing food for crewmembers of the Maersk Alabama, sued Monday in state court in Houston. Waterman, based in ...

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